Preface: Am I high on God?
Part I: Desire is the heart of religion. Megachurch: the drug that works
The problem of cooperation and homo duplex
Interaction rituals and embodied choice theory
Defining religion: sacred moral communities
Megachurch: an American original (almost)
Congregations in a time of change
Part II: Pistons of desire and power: cracking the megachurch code. The micro-sociology of interaction rituals within megachurches
Desire for acceptance and belonging
Desire for wow, or hacking the happy
Desire for a reliable leader
Desire for purpose in service
Part III: The dark side of megachurches: how some deceive and destroy. Dissecting megachurch scandals
Conclusion: havens of health or habitats for the prosperity gospel?
